FREMONT, CALIF., May 20, 2002 – Focused on expanding sales to carrier and enterprise equipment manufacturers, ZNYX Networks, the leading provider of embedded high-availability Ethernet for CarrierClass? systems, today announced the appointment of Brendan Schaffer as Central Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Schaffer is responsible for account management and new business development of strategic accounts and channel sales throughout the Central Midwest region.

"Adding Schaffer's sales and engineering expertise to our U.S. Sales team ensures effective penetration into new strategic accounts and new business development for sales channels within the Midwest," said Doug Planchon, Vice President, North American Sales for ZNYX Networks. "His substantial experience in selling technical solutions to leading networking manufacturers is a welcomed addition to further expand our sales capabilities throughout this key region. Schaffer's engineering background enhances our local support in pre-sales and post-sales account management to both new and existing partners."

Schaffer's networking career, with over 15-years of experience, includes senior design engineer positions for numerous circuit board projects developed into commercial products and working in tandem with system architects to develop customer application specific solutions. He subsequently held field application engineering positions and was further promoted into Senior Technical Sales Management roles within Motorola, Inc. Schaffer was responsible for building a multi-state territory into a multi-million dollar sales revenue region. Mr. Schaffer holds a BSEE degree from the Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and has been certified in numerous post graduate business and technical professional courses, including several years of Belcore/NEBs compliance engineering.

ZNYX Networks is the leading global provider of high availability embedded Ethernet solutions for CarrierClass™ systems. Equipment manufacturers and system integrators use ZNYX Networks technologies to create next-generation solutions with high-availability, high-performance, and strict compliance to telecommunications standards. The ZNYX Networks family of products and services provide design engineers with pre-built and pre-tested embedded network and switch solutions that provide significant “time to market” advantages.

Privately held, ZNYX Networks is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., with advanced research centers in Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Ottawa, Canada. Sales and professional service offices are in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, see www.znyx.com or e-mail sales@znyx.com.